I wanted to briefly share with you the results of our first Dazed Dad poll. The question wasn’t worded well, and I think the votes reflect that. The question was “What is the average length of paternity leave for working fathers?” The question should have been worded more like, “What should working fathers receive for […]
Archives for September 2010
Trying to be Helpful but…Husband #FAIL
So last night I decided to be helpful. This isn’t to say that I haven’t been helpful so far in this pregnancy…I’ve been doing pretty well picking stuff up around the house, taking over the vacuuming (even though that chore had just recently been switched over to Sarah before we found out we were pregnant), […]
Ultrasounds, Genitalia and Identical Twins
Today we went into Oakland for the nuchal scan ultrasound. This is something that Kaiser does frequently and is the test that helps to identify babies that might have higher risks of Down Syndrome. It’s crazy that by checking the tiniest of measurements, they can identify these types of risks. While we don’t have the […]
The Perfect Baby Handbook
One thing we’ve been realizing is that there is certainly SO MUCH to learn about having babies. And we’ve really only scratched the surface of the books that are out there. Right now, I’m reading through The Expectant Father, which I am really enjoying. It certainly isn’t going to tell me everything that I should […]
An Update on The Incubator
Sarah has taken to calling herself the “incubator” – and for good reason. She’s got two little buns in that oven of hers. She has gotten quite fond of saying, “Hey – incubating is HARD work.” As I shared two weeks ago, we had some scares of early complications with some bleeding that Sarah had. […]
I may be a Dazed Dad, but what about my wife?!
While this blog is called Dazed Dad, I’m fully aware that after the birth of our twins, I won’t be the only one in our home who is going to be dazed. There is going to be so much going on, so much to think about, so much that we won’t at all be prepared […]
Phil Dunphy on “Peerenting”
As I begin to think about what kind of father I hope to be some day – I’m so blessed to have both the insights and lessons taught to me by my own father – and of course, by Phil Dunphy from “Modern Family.” Here Phil shares some of his insights on “peerenting” – golden […]
Help DazedDad.com reach 100 RSS Subscribers!
As of yesterday, DazedDad.com had 75 RSS subscribers – and we’d like to get over 100 by the end of the day today. Surely this is a selfish request – but one of the best things for me about this blog has been the comments, suggestions and advice received from all of its readers. I […]
Poll: Paternity Leave – How Long do you Stay at Home?
While the doctor was doing our very first ultrasound, and after she told us that we were pregnant with twins, I turned to Sarah and said, “So – I guess this means I’m going to need to take a full week off from work now, huh?” Of course, I was joking, but paternity leave is […]
Litany – Teaching Your Child Poetry
There are some YouTube videos of a young boy reciting Billy Collins poetry that are just amazing. I was going to just embed the video here but for some reason, the owner has disabled embedding. At any rate – this kid is so talented…Sarah saw this and was just amazed. The inflection he uses is […]